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Question		Answer
Demobilization start learning		The US Army reduced from 12,000,000 to 3,000,000
peacetime economy start learning		Job shortages because of all the soldiers returning
fair deal start learning		domestic program by Truman, called for the creation of more jobs, reduce discrimination against blacks
1948 election start learning		Truman was predicted to go down and defeat, pulled off Major upset by winning against Thomas Dewey
desegregation of US military start learning		1948, Truman orders military to desegregate
cold war start learning		Battle of diplomacy, propaganda and nerves
iron curtain start learning		Term made by Winston Churchhill describing the Soviet union control of eastern Europe
containment start learning		US foreign-policy of stopping the spread of communist influence around the word
truman doctrine start learning		Truman's policy of supporting free people from atto take over by armed minorities
Marshall plan start learning		secretary of state George Marshall's plan for helping postwar Europe, rebuild Europe, contain communism, ensure economic stability of economy
Berlin blockade start learning		soviet union blocked of land access to city
berlin airlift start learning		US and British planes carried in surprise to blockaded city
NATO start learning		North Atlantic Treaty organization catch to defend each other in the event of attack
chang Kai-shek start learning		Nationalist leader of the Chinese after world war 2
Mao Zedong start learning		communist leader who ultimately takes control over China in 1949
HUAC start learning		House on United nation American activities committee: investigated many Americans of charges of being communist
Joseph McCarthy start learning		senator who led attack on communism during early 50s
38th parallel start learning		line agreed upon at Potsdam marking the division of Soviet and American influence of Korea after world war 2
Syngman Rhee start learning		leader of Pro American South Korea
Kim Il Sung start learning		leader of communist North Korea
United Nations involvement start learning		after North Korea invaded, the US when to the United Nations for support. after the USSR walked out of the meeting in protest, the security council voted and approved military action to help South Korea
Douglass MacArthur start learning		American general placed in command of United Nations/South Korean forces
Inchon start learning		City where MacArthur launched a surprise counterattack behind enemy lines and saves South Korea from defeat
truman vs MacArthur start learning		MacArthur wanted to escalate the war and bomb chinese cities because of the support that they were giving to the north
end of war start learning		after a back and forth battle costing the US 54,000 soldiers lives, the war ended in a stalemate with the creation of two countries, north and South Korea
election of 1952 start learning		Eisenhower elected, defeated the Democrats that had been in power since 1932, Korean War was one of the causes of Democrats loss
Hydrogen Bomb start learning		150 times more powerful than bombs dropped on hiroshima
brinkmanship start learning		foreign policy of willingly going to the brink, or edge, of war
U2 incident start learning		US spy plane shot down at same time as peace summit was going to take place between Eisenhower and Khrushchev
U2. spy plane start learning		high quality cameras, 10 miles high, can take detailed pictures on earth, flies very slow,
baby boom start learning		time period After World War II that family size grew and population went from 140 to 180 million
sputnik start learning		soviet union satellite put into orbit in 1957. Stunned America. Many feared nuclear weapons raining down from orbit
automobile start learning		American dependence on the car continues to grow with the growth of suburbs. Government response by massive Highway building efforts
television start learning		TV replaces radio as favorite media of the Americans. I love Lucy and game shows to dominate. scandal involving a rigged game show almost eliminates game shows from TV for years
Dr. Spock start learning		Pediatrician Who wrote how to books on raising children. He advised not to spank and to give children voice in family
New products start learning		polyester, plastics, hi-fin(stereo) record players. Many other electronics
planned obsolescence start learning		Products that were purposefully designed to either ware out or become outdated in a short period of time
movies start learning		hollywood's golden age. Most movies were now in color and new techniques like wide screen encouraged great epics to be filmed
alfred Hitchcock start learning		first director to have film associated with their name. Master of suspense. Movie include: north by northwest, vertigo, the Man who knew to much, rear window, and psycho
beat movement start learning		literary artist expressed their ideas of non-conformity Beatnik lived lives very different from the American dream
jack kerauac start learning		leading beat movement writer who's book on the road encouraged people to set out to find alternative lifestyles
Rock 'n' roll start learning		Elvis takes black music crossed to the mainstream and revolutionizes American music.
Elvis presley start learning		King of rock 'n' roll dominated the teen scene of the 50s. 45 of his records sold more than 1 million copies. Also stared in many movies
jackie Robinson start learning		first African-American to play in the major natures. Join the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 (baseball only real popular sport, everything else uncommon)
USSR start learning		Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

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